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Hahaha - but who wants to go to Orlando when it’s hot and stay in the Northeast when it’s cold !?😂😂 Yes - Southbound AutoTrain in December is pricey and iften crowded. However, it’s still better than driving and much cheaper than flying and renting a car for several weeks. We usually check in...

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Yuup - last year I noticed the Black Friday prices, but you risk availability sometimes. I booked on POINTS so, unless it's a significant difference, I'll probably stick with what I have. Although, one year I found a better deal after booking with points, and I re-booked to get the points...

Just caught the "DIP" in AutoTrain prices for our return trip - NB in March of 2025 as low as $517-Roomette & $727-Bedroom 😍

So lyineltrain received a Fair Discount on top of a Fare Discount ! :p

WOW! Thanks to all for your great feedback. Looks like I will stick with the bedroom, given all the pros and cons that you have validated for me.

Thanks for the photos. Did you also find that it was hard to have 2 people seated in the chairs at the same time ?? On our last 2 trips in the Bedroom, the chair was in dire need of repair. The swivel mechanism was faulty, and it did not recline correctly. We wound up using it to stack our...

That's what I was afraid of! Thanks for the feedback. I know the two opposing chairs in the "Bedroom" are close, so I assumed the ones in the Family Room would be even closer (But if you can't use both simultaneously, then they're not worth it). It's such a dilemma for us, each time we book...

Anyone book a Family Room on AutoTrain ?? I'd like to know how they compare to the Bedroom. Specific questions: -Is this 3-D version accurate? -Do the chairs stay in place with the top bunk lowered? -Does the long couch fold out to a larger lower level bed?

Looks good - I'm noting that as an option for our next AT Trip. FYI - we were in Orlando in February, and saw a news article about the Sanford Mall shutting down temporarily for unpaid rent/utility bills. Was anyone on this thread impacted by that? Our SB AT trip is typically never...

I've traveled via Auto Train 4 times in the last 2 years, with a 2019 Enclave, and have not experienced any issues. However, in 1998 we took our 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan on the Auto Train, and it had a broken tie-rod issue, upon our return to Lorton.

I'd like to know also ?? - It wasn't running January or February of 2021

We wrestled with the same thing this past January, and will now go through it again in a couple weeks. We arrived around 11:45, and parked at the small exterior lot, not checking in through the main window. Then I walked into the terminal to get my boarding confirmation and select our dining...

Our 2nd SnowBird trip is coming up, and we were hoping that things would be more back-to-normal than they were in Jan of 2020. I would like to have the Dining Room Experience, and maybe even actually talk to another passenger en-route.... Fingers-Crossed !!

For that Wife : Bread & Wine -- just add some cheese, and that's all you need! :)